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Thursday, August 14, 2008
MOPPETS Guidelines for 2008-2009 (Revised 9-1-08)
Guidelines for MOPPETS
* All children must be in the correct class for their age. No child will be allowed into a classroom with a brother, sister, friend or cousin if their age is different than that of the class. Children’s rooms are divided into the following age groups for the purpose of safety, age appropriate activities, and overall order in this busy area of our program:
0-6 months: Room 101
6-12 months: Room 111
12-18 months: Room 104
18-24 months: Room 108
2-2 ½ year olds: Room 105
2 ½-3 year olds: Room 106
3-3 ½ year olds: Room 202
3 ½-4 year olds: Room 204
4-5 year olds: Room 203
This age is determined by the public school’s age cutoff date of September, 1 (half birthdays based on March 1st). Any classroom reassignments will be made at the discretion of the MOPPETS team leader. Your child will remain in his or her classroom for the entire MOPS year, from September through May, unless you are otherwise notified.
* It is required that all of your child’s personal items be labeled prior to drop off. The following items must be labeled: Diaper bags, bottles, sippy cups, blankets, security items and pacifiers (pacifier clips are strongly recommended in addition to labeling them). If your child is to be fed a bottle, please mark clearly the amount that is to be served along with preparation instructions if it is not already mixed. For the safety and health concerns of all the children in the MOPPETS program, no child will be issued anything that has not been properly labeled with their name on it.
* There will be a place to leave “special instructions” with your child as they are checked in to their classrooms. Let the MOPPETS workers know on this instruction card, what you would like for them to do in order to, for instance, calm your fussy baby, etc. For example: “If Susie cries for more than 10 minutes after I leave- after she wakes- whatever-please have someone come and get me.” Or “Susie takes a 4oz bottle of formula after she wakes from her nap.” Other information that can be included on this card is allergy info, potty training instructions, activity restrictions, etc. Please update this information as often as needed by using the labels provided in the classroom folder.
* Please leave all personal toys in the car.
* PLEASE do not bring sick children to MOPS. If your child has had a fever in the last 24 hours, they should not be brought to MOPS. Also, no runny noses, unless the fluid is clear and baby is teething. No contagious rashes. Please be considerate of the other children, mothers, and our MOPPETS volunteers.
* If your child has been exposed to any communicable diseases that you were not aware of at the time of the MOPS meeting, please contact Sandee at 421-3969.
* There is a $2 charge for each child brought to MOPPETS that is not your own. This extra charge should be paid for at the registration table down in the Fellowship Hall where the moms check in. Please notify Brenda that you have brought daycare children, and the number of children you have brought with you. Please, no more than two extra children as space in MOPPETS is limited. In addition, you must fill out a registration form prior to the child attending MOPS with you.
* All children must be in the correct class for their age. No child will be allowed into a classroom with a brother, sister, friend or cousin if their age is different than that of the class. Children’s rooms are divided into the following age groups for the purpose of safety, age appropriate activities, and overall order in this busy area of our program:
0-6 months: Room 101
6-12 months: Room 111
12-18 months: Room 104
18-24 months: Room 108
2-2 ½ year olds: Room 105
2 ½-3 year olds: Room 106
3-3 ½ year olds: Room 202
3 ½-4 year olds: Room 204
4-5 year olds: Room 203
This age is determined by the public school’s age cutoff date of September, 1 (half birthdays based on March 1st). Any classroom reassignments will be made at the discretion of the MOPPETS team leader. Your child will remain in his or her classroom for the entire MOPS year, from September through May, unless you are otherwise notified.
* It is required that all of your child’s personal items be labeled prior to drop off. The following items must be labeled: Diaper bags, bottles, sippy cups, blankets, security items and pacifiers (pacifier clips are strongly recommended in addition to labeling them). If your child is to be fed a bottle, please mark clearly the amount that is to be served along with preparation instructions if it is not already mixed. For the safety and health concerns of all the children in the MOPPETS program, no child will be issued anything that has not been properly labeled with their name on it.
* There will be a place to leave “special instructions” with your child as they are checked in to their classrooms. Let the MOPPETS workers know on this instruction card, what you would like for them to do in order to, for instance, calm your fussy baby, etc. For example: “If Susie cries for more than 10 minutes after I leave- after she wakes- whatever-please have someone come and get me.” Or “Susie takes a 4oz bottle of formula after she wakes from her nap.” Other information that can be included on this card is allergy info, potty training instructions, activity restrictions, etc. Please update this information as often as needed by using the labels provided in the classroom folder.
* Please leave all personal toys in the car.
* PLEASE do not bring sick children to MOPS. If your child has had a fever in the last 24 hours, they should not be brought to MOPS. Also, no runny noses, unless the fluid is clear and baby is teething. No contagious rashes. Please be considerate of the other children, mothers, and our MOPPETS volunteers.
* If your child has been exposed to any communicable diseases that you were not aware of at the time of the MOPS meeting, please contact Sandee at 421-3969.
* There is a $2 charge for each child brought to MOPPETS that is not your own. This extra charge should be paid for at the registration table down in the Fellowship Hall where the moms check in. Please notify Brenda that you have brought daycare children, and the number of children you have brought with you. Please, no more than two extra children as space in MOPPETS is limited. In addition, you must fill out a registration form prior to the child attending MOPS with you.
MOPS Guidelines for 2008-2009
Guidelines for MOPS 2008-2009 Year
* The dues for each MOPS meeting are $5. Please stop by the registration table at the beginning of each meeting to sign in. For your convenience, we are continuing to offer our punch cards which can be purchased for $20. This card is good for 4 meetings. You can bring that card to every meeting to have punched, or you may file it with Brenda at the registration table.
* Our meetings are from 9-11 am. Drop off for the MOPPETS in the children’s wing begins at 8:45, and all children should be picked up immediately following the meeting at 11am.
* No children will be allowed in a MOPS meeting with the exception of babies 12 weeks and younger. Please be considerate of the other mothers in the meetings. If your baby is fussy, please tend to his/her needs quietly. You may reenter the meeting at any time if you need to leave to calm a crying/fussy baby.
* A private nursing room is provided in the nursery in the kid’s wing if you prefer to have a private, quiet breastfeeding space.
* Please silence your cell phones and other electronic devices during the meeting. If you need to be reached during the meeting, please quietly take the call in another room so as not to disrupt the other moms, or the speaker.
* When a speaker is up in front, please give them your attention. Please do not talk amongst your tables while the speaker is speaking.
* MOPS will be cancelled due to weather if any of the of the area districts has cancelled classes. Those school districts include Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools, Port Edwards, and Nekoosa.
* The dues for each MOPS meeting are $5. Please stop by the registration table at the beginning of each meeting to sign in. For your convenience, we are continuing to offer our punch cards which can be purchased for $20. This card is good for 4 meetings. You can bring that card to every meeting to have punched, or you may file it with Brenda at the registration table.
* Our meetings are from 9-11 am. Drop off for the MOPPETS in the children’s wing begins at 8:45, and all children should be picked up immediately following the meeting at 11am.
* No children will be allowed in a MOPS meeting with the exception of babies 12 weeks and younger. Please be considerate of the other mothers in the meetings. If your baby is fussy, please tend to his/her needs quietly. You may reenter the meeting at any time if you need to leave to calm a crying/fussy baby.
* A private nursing room is provided in the nursery in the kid’s wing if you prefer to have a private, quiet breastfeeding space.
* Please silence your cell phones and other electronic devices during the meeting. If you need to be reached during the meeting, please quietly take the call in another room so as not to disrupt the other moms, or the speaker.
* When a speaker is up in front, please give them your attention. Please do not talk amongst your tables while the speaker is speaking.
* MOPS will be cancelled due to weather if any of the of the area districts has cancelled classes. Those school districts include Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools, Port Edwards, and Nekoosa.
Where does my five dollars go?
Many people often ask the question “why do I have to pay to attend MOPS? Where does my five dollars go?” Well, the answer is, “many places, actually!”
As our MOPS chapter’s charter church, Christian Life Fellowship pays an annual administrative renewal fee of $120. There is also a $23.95 per MOPS mom registration fee that is paid to MOPS International each year. This membership fee is required by MOPS International, and provides each registered mom with a year’s magazine subscription, encouraging emails, and all the goodies that are included in their annual gift package. Those of you who filled out a pre-registration form should have already begun receiving your MOPS benefits.
The remainder of the dues money goes to purchase MOPPETS snacks and juice for your children each week as well as the MOPPETS teaching materials used in each of the classrooms. Other administrative costs involved in running a program such as ours include the need to purchase craft supplies, room decorations, door prizes, newsletter costs (postage, paper and printing) and many other miscellaneous expenses that we incur.
As you can see, there are many places that your $5 per meeting goes! We are so very blessed to be chartered by such a generously supportive church. CLF pays for many of the items that the $5 per meeting dues do not cover, including the coffee and teas, food service supplies, and most importantly, the use of their amazing facility. Because of CLF’s unwavering support of the MOPS program, we have been able to keep this weekly dues amount to a minimum for many, many years.
As our MOPS chapter’s charter church, Christian Life Fellowship pays an annual administrative renewal fee of $120. There is also a $23.95 per MOPS mom registration fee that is paid to MOPS International each year. This membership fee is required by MOPS International, and provides each registered mom with a year’s magazine subscription, encouraging emails, and all the goodies that are included in their annual gift package. Those of you who filled out a pre-registration form should have already begun receiving your MOPS benefits.
The remainder of the dues money goes to purchase MOPPETS snacks and juice for your children each week as well as the MOPPETS teaching materials used in each of the classrooms. Other administrative costs involved in running a program such as ours include the need to purchase craft supplies, room decorations, door prizes, newsletter costs (postage, paper and printing) and many other miscellaneous expenses that we incur.
As you can see, there are many places that your $5 per meeting goes! We are so very blessed to be chartered by such a generously supportive church. CLF pays for many of the items that the $5 per meeting dues do not cover, including the coffee and teas, food service supplies, and most importantly, the use of their amazing facility. Because of CLF’s unwavering support of the MOPS program, we have been able to keep this weekly dues amount to a minimum for many, many years.
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